Code of Conduct
When dealing with clients, Light & Raphael will:
- Pledge to protect and promote the best interests of the client,
- Perform all services with integrity, honesty, care, good faith and fair dealing,
- Seek to obtain reliable information,
- Maintain confidentiality of client’s proprietary information,
- Obtain terms and conditions of agreements in writing,
- Be willing to take the necessary steps to complete an assignment competently or decline the engagement.
Duties and Responsibilities
Additionally Light & Raphael will always:
- Offer the client objective advice, opinions and recommendations,
- Advise the client to make full disclosure, where appropriate, to prospective buyers of all information which may materially impact the transaction,
- Conduct all negotiations on behalf of the client in good faith,
- Keep the client informed of the status of all negotiations,
- Work with client’s other professional advisors to structure a transaction in the client’s best interest,
- Maintain a record of contacts with clients and customers,
- Keep informed of trends in the transfers of business ownership interests such as: marketing techniques, national and local economic conditions, technological developments, financing methods and market values.